Court ruling on Cambie clinic another stake in the heart for private health care, says CUPE BC
VANCOUVER—Today’s ruling by the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissing a constitutional challenge by Brian Day and his Cambie Surgery Centre is another important win for public health care and a resounding defeat for private, for-profit health care that affirms fundamental principles of justice and fairness, says the B.C. Division of the Canadian Union of Public […]
CUPE welcomes new members at Summerland Community Support
SUMMERLAND – Workers at Summerland Community Support are the latest members to join B.C.’s largest union following a four-week education campaign. The newest CUPE members will become a new unit of CUPE 523, a regional local representing education and community social service workers across the Okanagan. “We are excited to welcome these new members in […]
Fraser River Indigenous Society workers join CUPE 1936 using new single-step certification
CUPE is welcoming 16 new members at the Fraser River Indigenous Society where they will become the newest unit of Local 1936. These new members provide family development, early years learning and housing support for Indigenous Peoples, primarily in the communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. “As a workforce of mostly Indigenous peoples working […]
